<body><div><p>Strands is a brand new daily puzzle from the New York Times. A trickier take on the classic word search, you’ll need a keen eye to solve this puzzle.</p><p>Contents</p><p>Like Wordle, Connections, and the Mini Crossword, Strands can be a bit difficult to solve some days. There’s no shame in needing a little help from time to time. If you’re stuck and need to know the answers to today’s Strands puzzle, check out the solved puzzle below.</p><h2>How to play Strands</h2><p>You start every Strands puzzle with the goal of finding the “theme words” hidden in the grid of letters. Manipulate letters by dragging or tapping to craft words; double-tap the final letter to confirm. If you find the correct word, the letters will be highlighted blue and will no longer be selectable.</p><p>If you find a word that isn’t a theme word, it still helps! For every three non-theme words you find that are at least four letters long, you’ll get a hint — the letters of one of the theme words will be revealed and you’ll just have to unscramble it.</p><p>Every single letter on the grid is used to spell out the theme words and there is no overlap. Every letter will be used once, and only once.</p><p>Each puzzle contains one “spangram,” a special theme word (or words) that describe the puzzle’s theme and touches two opposite sides of the board. When you find the spangram, it will be highlighted yellow.</p><p>The goal should be to complete the puzzle quickly without using too many hints.</p><h2>Hint for today’s Strands puzzle</h2><p>Today’s theme is “Fall fun”</p><p>Here’s a hint that might help you: activities, treats, and places of autumn.</p><h2>Today’s Strand answers</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1jiS4m_0wPJd2Rr00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1jiS4m_0wPJd2Rr00" width="720" height="405" ></figure><h2>Today’s spanagram</h2><p>We’ll start by giving you the spangram, which might help you figure out the theme and solve the rest of the puzzle on your own:</p><h2>Today’s Strands answers</h2><ul><li>MAZE</li><li>CIDER</li><li>APPLES</li><li>HAYRIDES</li><li>PUMPKINS</li><li>DOUGHNUTS</li></ul></div></body>

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NYT Strands today: hints, spangram and answers for Monday, October 28

Strands is a brand new daily puzzle from the New York Times. A trickier take on the classic word search, you’ll need a keen eye to solve this puzzle. Like Wordle, Connections, and the Mini Crossword, Strands can be a bit difficult to solve some days. There’s no shame in needing a little help from time to time. If you’re stuck and need to know the answers to today’s Strands puzzle, check out the solved puzzle below.